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Jnanolsav-2012Bringing out new talents
By BVM Eroor Quiz Club & Quizicians.in
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Rules
1. First and foremost, no copying. We want your answers, not your friends’.
2. There will be 25 questions in total. A few of them will be starred. Starred questions will be considered in the case of a tie.
3. There will be no negative marking. Feel free to attempt every question
4. Finally, the Quizmasters decision will be final.
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Tips
1. Even if u don’t know or aren’t sure , please make your guesses2. Always think out of the box. Like if u get a word , say , Indira Gandhi, think about everything with that name , the airport , ignou , operation blue etc. and not just the person.3. See the quiz as an opportunity to display your knowledge and as a source of it.4. Good luck!
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1)Which was the first Princely state to join Independent India willingly. Give me the princely state or the state so formed including this princely state.
Hint: (Keep it as simple as you can)
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Answer:Cochin Dynasty/Kerala
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2)X was in honour of the Burning Man Festival of 1998. This acquired popularity with every notable festival in the history of mankind, the famous ones being, Charlie Chaplin’s birthday, Mother’s day, Freddy Mercury’s birthday, Anniversary of Star Trek, etc. Recent ones have even included animations. Identify X.
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Answer:Google Doodles
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Answer:First Computer Mouse
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4)*X is an insulting term often used by blacks to derogate other blacks as "Black on the outside, white on the inside".The term X is more famous to us because of another thing by the same name. Id X.
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Answer:Oreo
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5)‘X’ is a vegetable stew or chowder based on a broth made with tamarind and pigeon peas, and is very popular in the cooking of southern regions of India, especially in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Each state in South India prepares it with a typical variation, adapted to its taste and environment. The origins of this dish are uncertain, although legend has that it originated in the kitchen of Thanjavur Marathas ruler Shahuji, during the 18th century from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Identify ‘X’?
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Answer:Sambhar
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Answer:Pepsi
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7)*X was born to Stefano and Paola Maino in Contrada Màini ("Maini quarter/district"), at Lusiana, a little village 30 km from Vicenza in Veneto, Italy, where families with the family name "Màino" have been living for many generations.
She spent her adolescence in Orbassano, a town near Turin, being raised in a traditional Roman Catholic family and attending a Catholic school. Her father, a building mason, died in 1983.Her mother and two sisters still live around Orbassano. In 1964, she went to study English at the Bell Educational Trust's language school in the city of Cambridge.
She was working in a Greek restaurant (the Varsity Restaurant) as a waitress to make end meet when she met a person, which changed her life dramatically.
Id X, who is now doing something else which doesn't have any connection with what is given in the above data on her. Id X.
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Answer:Sonia Gandhi
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Answer:Tesco and Wallmart.They were in the new because they were some of the key players coming in with the
initiation of FDI in retail
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9)*Officially X is supposed to be made out of khadi cloth of silk or cotton. The official sizes of X are specified by law, and the largest size is 6.3 by 4.2 metres.The official cost of X ranges Rs.25 to Rs.7500.The Khadi used for making X is from Dharwad and Bagalkot, two hand loom producing districts in Karnataka. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha has the official right for making X. But however permission for setting up more manufacturing units is given by the BIS, which is the official quality tester of X. X has been assigned the BIS standard 1.Id X
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Answer:Indian National Flag
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Answer:Death of Neil Armstrong
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11)*This person was once offered the Presidency of Israel. His final words died with him as the nurse standing besides him didn’t know German. He was invited as a professor in an Indian University (The Kerala university to be exact). He taught in a University in the Netherlands. He was once a citizen of Switzerland as well as Austria. He died as a US citizen.
Id him
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Answer:Albert Einstein
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Answeer:Mitt Romney(Candidate of US
presidential Election)
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13)Given below is the logo of a newly formed political party by Aravind Kejriwal. Mr.Kejriwal was an ally with a more popular person, X who withdrew his support when Mr.Kejriwal decided to form a political party. Id the popular social figure.
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Answer:Anna Hazzare
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Answer:Mo Yan
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Answer:Bad Piggies
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Answer:Sunil Chethri
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Answer:Ramanujan
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Answer:Thirupathi
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19)What are the Union Jack, old glory and Tricolour types of???
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Answer:Flags
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Answer:All are Nursery Rhymes
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Answer:Official song of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
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Answer:XLR8
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Answer:Furious 5 of Kun fu Panda
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24)*Id the EPL club or its Indian owners
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Answer:Blackburn Rovers.Owned by Venkys
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25)X was born on August 18, 1993. He was raised by his single mother, Sally. When X was a baby, his father, Poseidon (Greek god of seas), left to protect him and his mother. Though he offered Sally a life under the sea in his palace, she insisted on staying above ground. However, Poseidon visited him when he was in his cradle, which X described as a "golden glow" and his father's warm smile and a hand on his head. Strange things often happened around X.For example, in preschool, one of the preschool teachers put him down for a nap, not realizing a snake was in the bed. Percy eventually strangled it to death with his bare hands.X is the protagonist in two series by Rick Riordan.Id the second seies
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Answer:Heroes of Olympus.X is Percy Jacson
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